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Diabrotica undecimpunctata on goldenrod. Diabrotica undecimpunctata , the spotted cucumber beetle or southern corn rootworm , is a species of cucumber beetle that is native to North America . The species can be a major agricultural pest insect in North America.
Diabrotica is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species , sometimes referred to as cucumber beetles or corn rootworms .
Cucumber beetle is a common name given to members of two genera of beetles, Diabrotica and Acalymma, both in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] The adults can be found on cucurbits such as cucumbers and a variety of other plants. Many are notorious pests of agricultural crops. The larvae of several cucumber beetles are known as corn rootworms.
MNSV is seed-borne, soil-borne, and vector-borne. It spreads via two means: the soil fungus Olpidium bornovanus, which is soil-borne and moisture dependent, and the cucumber beetles: western spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata) and banded cucumber beetle (D. balteata). [5]
Chrysomelidae: Genus: Diabrotica: ... Harold, 1875. Diabrotica adelpha is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was described by Edgar von Harold in ...
Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) is a mosaic virus disease common in squash plants and other plants, including melons, of the family Cucurbitaceae. [1] It occurs worldwide. [1] It is transmitted primarily by beetles, including the leaf beetle (Acalymma trivittata), spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata), [2] [3] and 28-spotted ladybird beetle (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata), [1 ...
Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, 1858; Phyllobrotica quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Luperus flavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781) Calomicrus circumfusus (Marsham, 1802) Agelastica alni (Linnaeus, 1758) Sermylassa halensis (Linnaeus, 1767) Luperomorpha xanthodera (Fairmaire, 1888) Phyllotreta atra (Fabricius, 1775)
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. There are many similarities in the life cycles of the northern and western corn rootworm. Both overwinter in the egg stage in the soil. Eggs, which are deposited in the soil during the summer, are American football-shaped, white, and less than 0.004 inches (0.10 mm) long.